Puffing for a Good Cause

I just worked up a couple hexipuffs that I'm quite proud of - they're going to be part of something much larger, and I don't just mean a quilt!

In their winter issue, UK Handmade announced the Beekeeper's Quilt Charity Prize Competition. 192 knitters are contributing 2 puffs each to make a fantastic patchwork puff quilt. The hexipuffs are getting sent to our very own Jelly right here in Reading, who will hold a day-long stitch-athon to join the quilt together.

To contribute hexipuffs, sign up here. Or, to enter to win the quilt and a Tinyowlknits pattern, enter here. Entries are £1 each, you can enter as many times as you like, and proceeds benefit the crime-reduction charity NACRO. The contest is open to UK residents only, sorry everyone else!

~Joyuna

Mega Pattern Giveaway winners!

Okay, my pattern giveaway has closed, and the winners are being selected from an Excel spreadsheet and Random.org.

Out of 48 entries - many people had two entries because they also told me their favorite knitwear designer - which was very interesting to read! - and a few people contacted me via Ravelry because of issues with comments - I choose 3 random numbers...

11. The first prize winner, of five of my patterns and one more, is Ikkinlala!

30. The second prize winner is Sally! She gets any two of my patterns!

15. The third prize winner is Indulgence! She gets her choice of any one of my patterns.

Congratulations all three of you! I will be contacting you with further instructions. Thank you all for participating!

~Joyuna

200th Blog Post - Pattern Giveaway!

The giveaway has now ended. Thanks for your interest!
This is my 200th post! In honor of that, I will be giving away some patterns to my readers!

This giveaway will run until June 30, 2011. It is open to anyone in the world who has an email address. (Though, obviously, it helps if you're a knitter! ;)

First prize is a copy of every one of my pay patterns available to date - The Grateful Crane, Russell Square Mitts, Russell Square Tam, Alessandrite Socks, and Three Sachets, plus one more pattern of the winner's choice, by any designer, so long as it is available as a Ravelry download and at a maximum cost of $10.

Second prize is a choice of any two of my pay patterns (listed above).

Third prize is a choice of any one of my pay patterns (listed above).

The prizes will be delivered, via Ravelry gift, to the recipient's email account -- if you have a Ravelry account, then the patterns will also appear in your Ravelry library, entitling you to all future updates of the pattern(s).


To enter, there are two steps:

1. Sign up for my brand-new newsletter. When you leave a comment, I will check that you're on the list! :) There are two lists, sign up for either or both - The Weekly Blog Roundup is a weekly compilation of blog posts, while the Design Updates is a more occasional email with news about my patterns (free and pay).

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2. Leave a comment on this post, telling me you've signed up. For an extra entry, tell me who your favorite knitwear designer is and why. I'll start:

My favorite designer is Cat Bordhi. She is so endlessly creative, and I love how she can think outside the box with knitwear. She has perfected the knitted mobius and fantastic sock constructions. I take a lot of inspiration from her, and I aspire to be even a quarter as creative as she is.

~Joyuna

HANDKNIT HEROES Giveaway winner!

Random.org random number (between 1 and 24): 23

The winner of the Handknit Heroes giveaway is Donna B.! Congratulations! Email me with your address and I will get your comic sent right out to you :)

~Joyuna

GIVEAWAY - Win the first issue of Handknit Heroes, the knitting comic book! Free!

This giveaway is now over. Thanks for entering!

The moment you've been waiting for... I'm holding a giveaway! I have acquired a brand-new first issue of Handknit Heroes, sealed in the bag and ready for you. And I'm giving it away to one lucky blog reader!

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